OAKLAND, California – Playworks has launched SparkPlay, a subscription-based online educational resource to support ongoing learning about safe and healthy play for school and youth development staff. The virtual tool builds on Playworks' nearly 30 years of experience in playgrounds to teach staff, schools and community organizations how to improve recess to bring out the best in every child through play while generating new ideas. to keep them interested.
SparkPlay equips teachers and youth development staff with guided learning paths on topics such as group management, game facilitation, and game systems. It uses evidence-based best practices, practical tips, and fun game ideas to teach the fundamental components of a well-managed gaming experience. The learning tool provides on-demand access to games, best practices, curated weekly emails, and guidance anytime, anywhere.
“A positive recess experience helps youth develop critical social, physical and emotional skills,” says Elizabeth Cushing, CEO of Playworks, the leading national nonprofit harnessing the power of play to transform physical well-being. and emotional of children. “By opening our online playbook through SparkPlay, we hope to inspire adults around the world (teachers, after-school staff, families) to help children build relationships and develop important life skills through play” .
Playworks partners with elementary schools, districts, and community organizations to support all children (and adults) through play through programmatic services, training, consultation, and resources. With an emphasis on skill development, students feel included while being active and developing valuable skills needed to thrive in and out of the classroom.
The national nonprofit organization works to ensure play is an integral part of children's everyday lives, both in school and out of school. By cultivating a culture of connection, its externally validated programs offer protective factors to support children's mental well-being while fostering resilience, youth agency, teamwork and cooperation on and off the playground, which positively impacts children, staff and the overall school culture.
SparkPlay subscriptions include multiple guided learning paths, a searchable resource library of Playworks' best tips and tricks to enhance playtime, an extensive collection of games, a community and discussion space to share challenges and connect. with other educators, and selected weekly emails with updates. games and brain breaks.
To learn more about SparkPlay, visit: www.playworks.org/services/sparkplay.
About Playworks
Playworks is the leading national nonprofit organization harnessing the power of play to transform children's physical and emotional well-being. The organization aims to bring out the best in every child and hopes that one day, every child in America will be able to play every day. For more than 25 years, Playworks has enhanced children's experience at school and enhanced school culture by creating a caring and welcoming environment for all children to thrive. Through direct services training for youth and training and consultation for adults working with children, Playworks partners with elementary schools, districts, and community organizations to provide games and youth development practices. With an emphasis on developing social, physical, and emotional skills, students feel included while being active and developing valuable skills needed to thrive in and out of the classroom. During the 2024-2025 school year, the nonprofit will ensure that more than 600,000 youth in more than 1,300 schools and community partners experience safe, healthy play during and after the school day nationwide. For more information, visit: www.playworks.org.
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